Chapter 371
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Chapter 371
There was a lull in the battle as the forces of Brogora took stock of the situation. They were now moving into what had been the outer walls of what they thought was a large area of land occupied by the invaders. They had been half right, as they had kept control of the area but large portions of the stone had been dug out to great depths. The land had been quarried for some of the valuable stone while various passageways snaked out in all directions to mine any found veins of metals.
No care had been taken to what the area might look like after they left, and while the cultivators of Brogora had at times gone to extreme lengths for resources they at least took some consideration for the structural stability of the area. Now it looked like everything might fall apart if they stepped in the wrong place, though unfortunately the central spire where the large pagoda and other ancient buildings stood seemed quite stable.
One other piece of information quickly came to the forefront. At the unfortunate sacrifice of their tiniest companions, the ants discovered that the formations in the center of the area were actually able to affect them, scorching the first group to attempt to breach the area. Previously certain formations had been capable of preventing them from passing through easily, but to actually burn a whole company in a retaliatory attack was unheard of. Though it was only the weakest of their members, it seemed likely that older and stronger members would still be in danger.
The local formation masters were scurrying about everywhere, trying to take stock of the inner formations and how the outer formations might still affect them. Though the effects had been condensed into the center of the area, nobody wanted to begin an attack and then find they were suddenly subject to a suppressing effect or other dangers.
Nor did the idea of being in the area if everything collapsed sit well with anyone. Cultivators could survive falls from great heights, but combining that with falling rocks crushing them from every side it was far too dangerous for the majority of the cultivators present. Even an Essence Collection or Life Transformation cultivator didnt want to have to dig themselves out of rubble.
The Black Earth Clan was currently surveying the stability of the area with some of the others, much more carefully now that they realized how much damage there was to the area.
If that was all then the attackers would have still been at a significant advantage. If they were able to set up and entirely surround their enemies, co-opting their formations would ultimately be possible. Unfortunately, power was building up in the center. It was difficult to pick apart exactly how many Ascension cultivators were present, but it was not insignificant. No individual group had come more than five ascension cultivators among their ranks as far as anyone was aware, but this was a combination of many smaller groups of invaders. They had more than just ten or twenty, though their numbers likely didnt exceed fifty. Even so, it was a worrying amount even with somewhere around half of the continents forces arrayed against them.
Whatever they were gathering power for had to be stopped- yet a direct siege was extremely dangerous. It might even be exactly what they wanted, a tight gathering of attackers to destroy all in one fell swoop. Yet the local cultivators didnt have the luxury of waiting around to see what might happen either.
Those with longer ranged attacks organized as quickly as possible to begin another bombardment. That included the trebuchets, with new operators changing shifts with the first group to maintain optimal levels of power. Whatever they were doing in the center it should be harder to do while under attack. The rest of the troops were poised to move into melee if they had to, but remained at the outer ring atop or around the walls. The area between the walls and the inner section was almost completely drained of natural energy by the formations pulling in power, but more was coming from inside. Much more.
Catarina and the other formation masters began to dismantle pieces of the outer formations in the most efficient way possible- by completely destroying the parts of the walls that had previously sustained the defensive formations. They targeted key points while keeping certain portions that formed an interconnected weave throughout the area. They already had plans for what to do with the formations if they broke through, and though those had to be modified now they still had a basis to act on.
What exactly they were doing was a secret, even from the majority of the army. It certainly couldnt be explained now where they were close enough to the invaders to potentially be overheard, no matter what precautions they took. Instead they gave orders to people, having them topple certain sections of walls.
The rush of energy from Paradise strangely enough seemed to go straight into the air rather than approaching them. That meant the immediate consequences of the attack werent felt, but the invaders in the Pagoda were ready.
It seemed the locals formation wasnt, though. As ripples of energy spread outward it began to reflect them back but then its energy faded for a moment. And if all of the formation masters had fled like they were supposed to, that would have been the end of that. A huge wave of energy began to flow in all directions, threatening to overtake the fleeing cultivators. But suddenly the huge masses of ascension energy twisted in on themselves, momentarily battering against the Pagoda instead of spreading out from it.
At the same time, a giant wolf and its rider tumbled away from the area, having barely resisted a few moments of the wave of power. The figures quickly found their feet and the wolf moved with blinding speed that would soon overtake the trailing cultivators.
Even for a formation that had been planned out ahead of time, it was impossible for something put together in a timespan of less than a day- and optimally weeks or months- to resist such a huge wave of ascension energy. Even if it was able to capture that energy for itself, nothing was able to withstand the force. The energy wave began to ripple out again at the point the Essence Collection cultivators were starting to overtake the Spirit Building cultivators, kilometers away from the central point. But none of them would be far enough.
Then a column of water flowed from the sky, not forgotten but difficult to track even with its immense power. The arrangement of the energy was much different than the ascension energy, but it somehow managed to match to a certain extent.
The column of water did not rain or fall atop the area, but instead hammered down on it. There was no spreading out as one would expect from such a mass of water being hurled through the sky, and instead it was held tightly in its shape by the power flowing through and around it. In the end it came down in a small area less than a kilometer wide. The flow only lasted for a single instant but it dragged some of the surrounding ascension energy back to the center of the area where the failing formation was trying to contain it.
The outer ring continued to expand, unaffected by Paradises attack.
Though it was quite possible for all of the strongest cultivators to continue running and perhaps try to outpace the wave of energy, they did not. In such a case it might have been expected for them to simply protect themselves, or those from their sects but everyone was disorganized in their hasty retreat.
Even so, as the wave reached the rear lines they stood together. The slowest cultivators had been the first to go, and subsequent groups had mostly caught up to them. Everyone got as far as they could, then combined their energies to resist the radial attack.
Fire and ice twisted together with earth, the power of the sun, energy shaped as giant vines, and even mists of blood. The force of the wave of energy pushed over and through the combined barrier but as it continued to expand it also lost its density of power. More importantly, it lost any form of control turning it into deadly power.
Even the brief collision had been dangerous. Many were injured, some died but compared to what might have otherwise happened the group of cultivators was far better than they could expect. They were alive, and though it wasnt completely clear through the fog of energy in the Cragtooth Mountains it seemed that the invaders were not.
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Chapter 371
There was a lull in the battle as the forces of Brogora took stock of the situation. They were now moving into what had been the outer walls of what they thought was a large area of land occupied by the invaders. They had been half right, as they had kept control of the area but large portions of the stone had been dug out to great depths. The land had been quarried for some of the valuable stone while various passageways snaked out in all directions to mine any found veins of metals.
No care had been taken to what the area might look like after they left, and while the cultivators of Brogora had at times gone to extreme lengths for resources they at least took some consideration for the structural stability of the area. Now it looked like everything might fall apart if they stepped in the wrong place, though unfortunately the central spire where the large pagoda and other ancient buildings stood seemed quite stable.
One other piece of information quickly came to the forefront. At the unfortunate sacrifice of their tiniest companions, the ants discovered that the formations in the center of the area were actually able to affect them, scorching the first group to attempt to breach the area. Previously certain formations had been capable of preventing them from passing through easily, but to actually burn a whole company in a retaliatory attack was unheard of. Though it was only the weakest of their members, it seemed likely that older and stronger members would still be in danger.
The local formation masters were scurrying about everywhere, trying to take stock of the inner formations and how the outer formations might still affect them. Though the effects had been condensed into the center of the area, nobody wanted to begin an attack and then find they were suddenly subject to a suppressing effect or other dangers.
Nor did the idea of being in the area if everything collapsed sit well with anyone. Cultivators could survive falls from great heights, but combining that with falling rocks crushing them from every side it was far too dangerous for the majority of the cultivators present. Even an Essence Collection or Life Transformation cultivator didnt want to have to dig themselves out of rubble.
The Black Earth Clan was currently surveying the stability of the area with some of the others, much more carefully now that they realized how much damage there was to the area.
If that was all then the attackers would have still been at a significant advantage. If they were able to set up and entirely surround their enemies, co-opting their formations would ultimately be possible. Unfortunately, power was building up in the center. It was difficult to pick apart exactly how many Ascension cultivators were present, but it was not insignificant. No individual group had come more than five ascension cultivators among their ranks as far as anyone was aware, but this was a combination of many smaller groups of invaders. They had more than just ten or twenty, though their numbers likely didnt exceed fifty. Even so, it was a worrying amount even with somewhere around half of the continents forces arrayed against them.
Whatever they were gathering power for had to be stopped- yet a direct siege was extremely dangerous. It might even be exactly what they wanted, a tight gathering of attackers to destroy all in one fell swoop. Yet the local cultivators didnt have the luxury of waiting around to see what might happen either.
Those with longer ranged attacks organized as quickly as possible to begin another bombardment. That included the trebuchets, with new operators changing shifts with the first group to maintain optimal levels of power. Whatever they were doing in the center it should be harder to do while under attack. The rest of the troops were poised to move into melee if they had to, but remained at the outer ring atop or around the walls. The area between the walls and the inner section was almost completely drained of natural energy by the formations pulling in power, but more was coming from inside. Much more.
Catarina and the other formation masters began to dismantle pieces of the outer formations in the most efficient way possible- by completely destroying the parts of the walls that had previously sustained the defensive formations. They targeted key points while keeping certain portions that formed an interconnected weave throughout the area. They already had plans for what to do with the formations if they broke through, and though those had to be modified now they still had a basis to act on.
What exactly they were doing was a secret, even from the majority of the army. It certainly couldnt be explained now where they were close enough to the invaders to potentially be overheard, no matter what precautions they took. Instead they gave orders to people, having them topple certain sections of walls.
The rush of energy from Paradise strangely enough seemed to go straight into the air rather than approaching them. That meant the immediate consequences of the attack werent felt, but the invaders in the Pagoda were ready.
It seemed the locals formation wasnt, though. As ripples of energy spread outward it began to reflect them back but then its energy faded for a moment. And if all of the formation masters had fled like they were supposed to, that would have been the end of that. A huge wave of energy began to flow in all directions, threatening to overtake the fleeing cultivators. But suddenly the huge masses of ascension energy twisted in on themselves, momentarily battering against the Pagoda instead of spreading out from it.
At the same time, a giant wolf and its rider tumbled away from the area, having barely resisted a few moments of the wave of power. The figures quickly found their feet and the wolf moved with blinding speed that would soon overtake the trailing cultivators.
Even for a formation that had been planned out ahead of time, it was impossible for something put together in a timespan of less than a day- and optimally weeks or months- to resist such a huge wave of ascension energy. Even if it was able to capture that energy for itself, nothing was able to withstand the force. The energy wave began to ripple out again at the point the Essence Collection cultivators were starting to overtake the Spirit Building cultivators, kilometers away from the central point. But none of them would be far enough.
Then a column of water flowed from the sky, not forgotten but difficult to track even with its immense power. The arrangement of the energy was much different than the ascension energy, but it somehow managed to match to a certain extent.
The column of water did not rain or fall atop the area, but instead hammered down on it. There was no spreading out as one would expect from such a mass of water being hurled through the sky, and instead it was held tightly in its shape by the power flowing through and around it. In the end it came down in a small area less than a kilometer wide. The flow only lasted for a single instant but it dragged some of the surrounding ascension energy back to the center of the area where the failing formation was trying to contain it.
The outer ring continued to expand, unaffected by Paradises attack.
Though it was quite possible for all of the strongest cultivators to continue running and perhaps try to outpace the wave of energy, they did not. In such a case it might have been expected for them to simply protect themselves, or those from their sects but everyone was disorganized in their hasty retreat.
Even so, as the wave reached the rear lines they stood together. The slowest cultivators had been the first to go, and subsequent groups had mostly caught up to them. Everyone got as far as they could, then combined their energies to resist the radial attack.
Fire and ice twisted together with earth, the power of the sun, energy shaped as giant vines, and even mists of blood. The force of the wave of energy pushed over and through the combined barrier but as it continued to expand it also lost its density of power. More importantly, it lost any form of control turning it into deadly power.
Even the brief collision had been dangerous. Many were injured, some died but compared to what might have otherwise happened the group of cultivators was far better than they could expect. They were alive, and though it wasnt completely clear through the fog of energy in the Cragtooth Mountains it seemed that the invaders were not.
Chapter 371There was a lull in the battle as the forces of Brogora took stock of the situation. They were now moving into what had been the outer walls of what they thought was a large area of land occupied by the invaders. They had been half right, as they had kept control of the area but large portions of the stone had been dug out to great depths. The land had been quarried for some of the valuable stone while various passageways snaked out in all directions to mine any found veins of metals. No care had been taken to what the area might look like after they left, and while the cultivators of Brogora had at times gone to extreme lengths for resources they at least took some consideration for the structural stability of the area. Now it looked like everything might fall apart if they stepped in the wrong place, though unfortunately the central spire where the large pagoda and other ancient buildings stood seemed quite stable.One other piece of information quickly came to the forefront. At the unfortunate sacrifice of their tiniest companions, the ants discovered that the formations in the center of the area were actually able to affect them, scorching the first group to attempt to breach the area. Previously certain formations had been capable of preventing them from passing through easily, but to actually burn a whole company in a retaliatory attack was unheard of. Though it was only the weakest of their members, it seemed likely that older and stronger members would still be in danger.The local formation masters were scurrying about everywhere, trying to take stock of the inner formations and how the outer formations might still affect them. Though the effects had been condensed into the center of the area, nobody wanted to begin an attack and then find they were suddenly subject to a suppressing effect or other dangers.Nor did the idea of being in the area if everything collapsed sit well with anyone. Cultivators could survive falls from great heights, but combining that with falling rocks crushing them from every side it was far too dangerous for the majority of the cultivators present. Even an Essence Collection or Life Transformation cultivator didnt want to have to dig themselves out of rubble. The Black Earth Clan was currently surveying the stability of the area with some of the others, much more carefully now that they realized how much damage there was to the area. If that was all then the attackers would have still been at a significant advantage. If they were able to set up and entirely surround their enemies, co-opting their formations would ultimately be possible. Unfortunately, power was building up in the center. It was difficult to pick apart exactly how many Ascension cultivators were present, but it was not insignificant. No individual group had come more than five ascension cultivators among their ranks as far as anyone was aware, but this was a combination of many smaller groups of invaders. They had more than just ten or twenty, though their numbers likely didnt exceed fifty. Even so, it was a worrying amount even with somewhere around half of the continents forces arrayed against them.Whatever they were gathering power for had to be stopped- yet a direct siege was extremely dangerous. It might even be exactly what they wanted, a tight gathering of attackers to destroy all in one fell swoop. Yet the local cultivators didnt have the luxury of waiting around to see what might happen either.Those with longer ranged attacks organized as quickly as possible to begin another bombardment. That included the trebuchets, with new operators changing shifts with the first group to maintain optimal levels of power. Whatever they were doing in the center it should be harder to do while under attack. The rest of the troops were poised to move into melee if they had to, but remained at the outer ring atop or around the walls. The area between the walls and the inner section was almost completely drained of natural energy by the formations pulling in power, but more was coming from inside. Much more.Catarina and the other formation masters began to dismantle pieces of the outer formations in the most efficient way possible- by completely destroying the parts of the walls that had previously sustained the defensive formations. They targeted key points while keeping certain portions that formed an interconnected weave throughout the area. They already had plans for what to do with the formations if they broke through, and though those had to be modified now they still had a basis to act on. What exactly they were doing was a secret, even from the majority of the army. It certainly couldnt be explained now where they were close enough to the invaders to potentially be overheard, no matter what precautions they took. Instead they gave orders to people, having them topple certain sections of walls. The rush of energy from Paradise strangely enough seemed to go straight into the air rather than approaching them. That meant the immediate consequences of the attack werent felt, but the invaders in the Pagoda were ready.It seemed the locals formation wasnt, though. As ripples of energy spread outward it began to reflect them back but then its energy faded for a moment. And if all of the formation masters had fled like they were supposed to, that would have been the end of that. A huge wave of energy began to flow in all directions, threatening to overtake the fleeing cultivators. But suddenly the huge masses of ascension energy twisted in on themselves, momentarily battering against the Pagoda instead of spreading out from it.At the same time, a giant wolf and its rider tumbled away from the area, having barely resisted a few moments of the wave of power. The figures quickly found their feet and the wolf moved with blinding speed that would soon overtake the trailing cultivators.Even for a formation that had been planned out ahead of time, it was impossible for something put together in a timespan of less than a day- and optimally weeks or months- to resist such a huge wave of ascension energy. Even if it was able to capture that energy for itself, nothing was able to withstand the force. The energy wave began to ripple out again at the point the Essence Collection cultivators were starting to overtake the Spirit Building cultivators, kilometers away from the central point. But none of them would be far enough.Then a column of water flowed from the sky, not forgotten but difficult to track even with its immense power. The arrangement of the energy was much different than the ascension energy, but it somehow managed to match to a certain extent. The column of water did not rain or fall atop the area, but instead hammered down on it. There was no spreading out as one would expect from such a mass of water being hurled through the sky, and instead it was held tightly in its shape by the power flowing through and around it. In the end it came down in a small area less than a kilometer wide. The flow only lasted for a single instant but it dragged some of the surrounding ascension energy back to the center of the area where the failing formation was trying to contain it.The outer ring continued to expand, unaffected by Paradises attack.Though it was quite possible for all of the strongest cultivators to continue running and perhaps try to outpace the wave of energy, they did not. In such a case it might have been expected for them to simply protect themselves, or those from their sects but everyone was disorganized in their hasty retreat.Even so, as the wave reached the rear lines they stood together. The slowest cultivators had been the first to go, and subsequent groups had mostly caught up to them. Everyone got as far as they could, then combined their energies to resist the radial attack.Fire and ice twisted together with earth, the power of the sun, energy shaped as giant vines, and even mists of blood. The force of the wave of energy pushed over and through the combined barrier but as it continued to expand it also lost its density of power. More importantly, it lost any form of control turning it into deadly power. Even the brief collision had been dangerous. Many were injured, some died but compared to what might have otherwise happened the group of cultivators was far better than they could expect. They were alive, and though it wasnt completely clear through the fog of energy in the Cragtooth Mountains it seemed that the invaders were not.
